Exploring the Link Between Prevotella, Mold and Autism
The gut microbiome plays a significant role in our overall health and well-being. Emerging research (see Sources &...
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A Disrupted Circadian Rhythm Can Negatively Affect Health
What Is Circadian Rhythm? Any bodily process that occurs regularly on a 24-hour cycle is known as a circadian rhythm....
Acetaminophen and The Autism Connection
Acetaminophen is the generic name for Tylenol, and it is also known as paracetemol in countries outside of the United...
Spelling to Communicate (S2C)
This blog post about Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is excerpted and amended by Patricia Lemer from the Vietnamese...
Which Diet Is Best for a Child with Autism?
Parents have been implementing special diets for years to help improve the health of and reduce symptoms in their...
What Is Autism, Really?
Autism is a term that is reasonably new in the modern lexicon. While the term autism was first coined in 1912, a...
How to Reduce Inflammation Without NSAIDs
The current treatment protocol for inflammation in PANS/PANDAS and autism is an anti-inflammatory such as Motrin,...
The History of Total Load
Total Load Theory “Total Load Theory” is a widely used engineering term that, for decades, has been applied to explain...
What Happens When Your Child with Autism Ages out of the School System?
Teresa Badillo discusses what happens when your child with autism ages out of the school system and...
Does the CDC Memory Hole the Real Autism Rates (or Is There Something Worse Going on?)
My friend Maria Rickert Hong and I just discovered something interesting about the CDC’s data on autism rates and...
Autism Rate Increased Again?
Did you hear the news?The autism rate is now believed to be 1 in 36 children.That’s 2.8% of children.That’s 4% of...
The Five Levels of Healing According to Dietrich Klinghardt MD PhD
Patricia Lemer MEd NCC describes the five levels of healing from autism and other chronic health conditions according...
Developing a Biomedical Plan for Your Child with Autism
If your child has autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder such as ADHD or Sensory Processing Disorder, it can be...
Nutrition Fundamentals for Autism
In this post, Registered Dietitian Vicki Kobliner explains nutritional fundamentals for autism and why there's so much...
Anesthesia and Autism
Parent advocate Alyssa Davi explains the risks of anesthesia and autism in this article. The purpose of this article...
This Is Urgent
A letter from our Executive Director -- December 2017 Dear Friends, Seven years ago when I published A Compromised...
Mindfulness in Autism
In this post, Andrea Libutti MD tells us why is mindfulness in autism the most important thing you can do for your...
Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains the history of Sensory Integration Dysfunction and Sensory Processing...
Sensory Diet
In this blog post, Bonnie Hanschu OTR and Myania Moses OT explain what a sensory diet is and how to incorporate it...
Preventing Sensory Processing Disorder in High-Risk Infants
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LDN discusses how a good neurological diet and healing the gut may stave off Sensory Processing...
Undiagnosed Lyme Disease
Nika Hamblin relates her personal story of dealing with undiagnosed Lyme disease in this post. Many years ago, my...
Magnesium: The Super-Mineral
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman teaches us about the importance of magnesium, symptoms of deficiency and how to...
Vitamin D Deficiency
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman explains why vitamin D is so helpful to the immune system and neuroimmune conditions...
Prism Lenses
In this blog post, Patricia S. Lemer explains why prism lenses can be powerful temporary tools for kids with autism,...
Learning-Related Vision Problems
In this blog post, Patricia Lemer MEd LPC explains what learning-related vision problems are and how to correct them....
How Nutrition Affects Hypotonia
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman explains how certain mitochondria-boosting supplements can help with...
Homeopathic Sound Healing Remedies
Homeopathic color and sound healing remedies create inner balance and stability by activating an individual’s energy...
HANDLE Therapy for Autism and ADHD
Marlene Suliteanu, OTR, and Judith Bluestone, neurodevelopmental/educational therapist, discuss the history and...
Flame Retardants: A Threat to Our Children‘s Development?
Patricia Lemer, M. Ed., NCC, discusses the danger of flame retardants to a child's neurological and endocrine...
Why Is Digestion Important?
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman writes that understanding the process of digestion is necessary before...
What’s for Breakfast?
In this blog post, nutritionist Kelly Dorfman tells us why breakfast is important and how to choose what's for...
9 Easy Ways to Create a Healthy Home
In this blog post, Beth Greer - the author of Super Natural Home - offers ways to create a healthy home by using...
Vision Affects Behavior
Difficult behaviors can potentially be changed by improving vision, but most people don’t know that vision affects...
What Is Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)?
EMDR Can Help with TraumaIn this blog post by Jennifer Giustra-Kozek LPC HpN, she explains how EMDR can be helpful for...
The Best Dyspraxia Program Ever
Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND, explains how good fats are essential for your child's brain, motor planning and dyspraxia...
Sound-Based Therapies
This excerpt is provided with permission from the book "Outsmarting Autism: The Ultimate Guide to Management, Healing...
BioAcoustics
This excerpt is taken with permission from Envisioning a Bright Future: Interventions That Work for Children and...
Before Autism, After Autism
In this blog post, Stephanie Kodeck explains why she defines her life before autism and after autism. Everyone’s...
The Importance of Soil Microbes
In this blog post, Maria Rickert Hong explains the importance of soil microbes to our gut microbiome and health. Why...
Digestive Enzymes
In this post, Kelly Dorfman MS LND discusses the use of digestive enzymes for children with developmental delays....
Oral Sensory Motor Therapy for Autism
In this blog post, Theresha A. Szypulski, MA, CCC-SLP explains how oral sensory motor therapy can help with...
Immune System and Nervous System
In this post, Kelly Dorfman MS LND discusses how allergens such as mold and pollen affect the immune system and...
Brain Gym and Sensory Integration
In this blog post, Mary Rentschler, MEd, Brain Gym consultant and instructor, discusses how Brain Gym can be helpful...